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Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic

Apple is donating 9 million face masks to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the vice president said in a press briefing.

SIGN UP NOW: We're talking to 2 founder-CEOs about how to lead a remote company amid the coronavirus crisis in Thursday's digital live event, and it's free to join

Deidre Paknad, CEO and cofounder of WorkBoard, and Nate Quigley, CEO and cofounder of Chatbooks, are speaking with us for our first Spotlight Digital Live Event.

The best smart displays

Smart displays add a screen to the home assistant experience, allowing you to view photos, recipes, calendars, etc. These are the best smart displays.

Emergency medical workers in San Francisco are wearing smart rings that can monitor body temperature in an effort to detect COVID-19 symptoms early

More than 2,000 medical staff will wear the rings as part of a new trial to detect coronavirus symptoms early.

Apple is expected to start re-opening its retail stores again in the first half of April, report says

Apple may start reopening its retail stores in the first half of April. The company's stores are currently closed for an unspecified period of time.

Instagram is targeting fake coronavirus news and finally taking disinformation and hoaxes seriously

Instagram is going after misinformation related to coronavirus, and promoting reputable sources like the World Health Organization instead.

One Amazon customer explains how he got a one-month refund on his Prime membership, now that deliveries are often five days to a month, even on essentials

Shipping delays from Amazon even for Prime members are becoming common, customers complain, and they want the company to reimburse them for Prime.

How the coronavirus is rocking advertising, PR, and sports betting

Marketers like Toyota are rushing to pull campaigns and adjusting messaging while PR pros scramble to adjust their pitches.

New York City offers to hire out-of-work Lyft, Uber, and taxi drivers to deliver food to the elderly

The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission expects demand to increase and plans to pay drivers $15 per hour, plus reimbursement for gas mileage and tolls.

Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft worse at transcribing black people's voices than white people's with AI voice recognition, study finds

Previous studies have shown that AI systems like facial recognition can become engrained with racial bias.

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